When the police broke in, I was tearing off the last festive Chinese character "囍" on the glass. The severe pain in my abdomen made me bend over in pain, and my expression became hideous.
The leading policeman saw this and immediately shouted angrily, "Stop playing tricks! Did you kill all these people? What's your motive?"
"We have already investigated before we came here. You are the goddaughter of this family. They love you more than their own daughter! Today is the wedding of your brother and sister. Why are you doing this?"
Faced with the police's serious questioning, I felt inexplicably relieved and a sneer appeared on the corner of my mouth.
My sister-in-law and her family have adopted me for ten years, and they really take great care of me. Even the Smith family relatives all sighed that I have received more than my sister-in-law did when she was a child.
Being adopted by the Smith family seems to be a blessing I earned in my previous life.
Today was supposed to be the day my brother and sister-in-law got married.
Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith felt sorry for their brother because he was an orphan, so they not only waived the wedding banquet and betrothal gifts, but also generously gave him a fully paid wedding house and a Mercedes-Benz sedan.
They just said that if the whole family comes back for a reunion dinner and have some fun, the marriage will be considered a done deal.
Early in the morning, I got up and took the initiative to help Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith with housework.
Mrs. Smith felt sorry for my heavy workload at university, so she let me take a break by watching TV series on my tablet.
She and Mr. Smith were very busy making final preparations for the wedding.
After cleaning, Mrs. Smith put on her apron again, turned around and asked me with a smile: " Nancy , does your brother have any food taboos? He doesn't come home often, and Mrs. Smith is afraid that he won't like the food she cooks."
Just after she finished speaking, she suddenly slapped her forehead, as if she remembered something important: "Oh, marriage is such a big thing, how could you even forget about your parents-in-law. I'll cook more food today, and after dinner, let's go see them as a family."
Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith have a very close relationship with my biological parents, and the two families can be considered old friends.
That's why they adopted me when I was only ten years old and helpless.
Looking at the gentle and caring Mrs. Smith , I curled the corners of my lips and smiled sweetly: "Thank you, Mom, no need. I have already told my parents in advance, so you don't have to run away. My brother doesn't have any dietary restrictions. He eats everything when he is hungry, so he is easy to feed."
Mr. Smith was standing on the balcony, busy watering the flowers. He couldn't help laughing after hearing this and said, "Our Nancy has grown up and is really sensible. She is a good child just like your brother. OK, then we won't run away. We'll go see them together during the holidays later."
Mrs. Smith reached out and rubbed my head gently, then handed me the happy character she bought from outside: "Then please help your brother and sister-in-law to paste the characters. After dinner, mom will give you a big red envelope. I also wish our Nancy to find a boy she likes soon, and be sure to bring him back to show us!"
I smiled awkwardly and my hands gripped the bag tighter and tighter.
Mr. Smith pretended to be angry and smashed the kettle at this time: "The child has just become an adult, what are you talking about? How can you be a mother like this? Really! Nancy , don't listen to your mother, don't worry. Even if you don't get married, Dad can still support you!"
While opening the things in the bag, I took out the tape from the drawer: "I have troubled you for eight years. I am embarrassed that you are still staying at home after you have grown up."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, my parents' faces darkened at the same time: "Nancy, we are a family, what's the trouble? You are our daughter, and it is our duty to raise you. Don't think too much. If you say such things again, your father and I will be sad."
"One family"...
I chewed these three words over and over in my mind but didn't say anything else.
